Interviews

In this conversation Mara Sartore meets Dries Van Noten to explore the vision behind Fondazione Dries Van Noten. Founded by the Belgian designer and Patrick Vangheluwe and housed within the historic Palazzo Pisani Moretta overlooking the Grand Canal, the foundation celebrates craftsmanship as a vital language of cultural identity.

MK – Some images have accompanied me for years: they resurface, transform, change their weight and...

In this conversation, Mara Sartore meets Béatrice de Reyniès and Daniela Ferretti, from Fondazione dell’Albero D’Oro. Together they discuss the Foundation’s genesis, its guiding principles, and its approach to activating Palazzo Vendramin Grimani through restoration, research and contemporary art. The dialogue explores Venice art system, as both context and responsibility, and anticipates the exhibition programme presented during the next Biennale.

In this conversation, Mara Sartore meets Elisabetta Barisoni, Executive of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE). Barisoni reflects on ten years of changes in Venice and across the Civic Museums, discussing her evolving role, curatorial choices, and upcoming projects. She shares her perspective on the city – both the lagoon and the mainland – and on the forthcoming exhibitions scheduled to coincide with the next Art Biennale.

In this conversation, Mara Sartore meets Nicoletta Fiorucci — founder of the eponymous foundation opened last May in Venice’s Dorsoduro district — who welcomes us into her Venetian home to retrace the origins of her passion for contemporary art and reflect on the milestones that have shaped her journey as a collector and patron.

Zélika García is the founder and owner of ZSONAMACO, the leading art fair in Latin America, which annually brings together international galleries, artists, and collectors during ZSONAMACO Mexico City Art Week in February, establishing itself as a specialised platform for the contemporary art market. In this interview, marking the 22nd edition of the fair, García reflects on the history of ZSONAMACO from its inception, exploring the motivations behind its creation and examining some of the key elements that have shaped its identity and sustained its relevance over time.

RojoNegro is an artistic duo composed of María Sosa and Noé Martínez. For nearly a decade, their collaborative practice has explored the body as a site of memory, transformation, and ancestral knowledge. Through performance, ritual, and long-term processes, their work challenges Western notions of the self, proposing instead a fluid and expanded understanding of identity, time, and matter.

ST–Yes—with CNES, the French Space Agency. I created an object that is now in orbit. It will stay...

Marta Sartore met Wurm in his Venetian home, just a few minutes from Piazza San Marco. Between light filtering through the canal and the muffled sounds of the city, their conversation moved from his early fascination with painting to his discovery of sculpture, his connection to fashion and architecture, and his reflections on Venice – a city he has come to know intimately over the years.

DQ – Exactly. We are a small team, but full of energy. Last year alone we produced ninety-seven events...

Mara Sartore interviewed Antoine Levi (Ciaccia Levi Gallery) on the occasion of Artissima Torino 2025

TM – I was born and raised in central Paris. It’s a city I love and hate – like home, it’s...

Isabella Staino brings to the Vetrina of Vino Vero a work that delves deep into the archetypal imagery of the tarot.

In this interview, Castellucci guides us into his artistic universe, reflecting on time, gesture, the relationship with the audience, and the ever-present tensions between truth and fiction. A journey that began long ago but is continually reinvented and nourished by new stimuli, in an open dialogue with the present and the future of theatre.

This interview explores Claudio Beorchia’s new project “di mano in mano” alongside the broader questions and approaches that shape his interdisciplinary work.

Daniel Baumann reflects on his ten years as director of Kunsthalle Zürich in this wide-ranging conversation with Mara Sartore.

Hannah Weinberger, in conversation with Mara Sartore, reflects on her artistic practice and discusses the role of Basel Social Club.

As part of My Art Guides’ ongoing series of dialogues with artists featured in the Vetrina project at Vino Vero Venice, we are pleased to present an interview with multidisciplinary artist Mariana Hahn.
Curated by Mara Sartore, the Vetrina project transforms the display window of Vino Vero into a dynamic platform for contemporary art, inviting women artists to activate the space with site-specific works. For the thirteenth iteration of the series, Hahn presents "Night Eyes", a site-specific installation comprising five works that delve into materiality and human experience, where time acts as a catalyst for transformation, continuously reshaping both the artwork and its meaning.
In this conversation, Mariana Hahn reflects on her practice rooted in the body, memory, and material metamorphosis, her use of copper and salt as carriers of time and narrative, and the layered emotional and historical resonance of creating work in Venice.

A powerful, ferocious, and poetic exhibition that offers a view into the complexity of this historical moment through the eyes of a free woman, an artist who refuses silence, and a beautiful soul.

To mark the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Manuel Orazi interviewed Carlo Ratti, the curator of this year’s exhibition for My Art Guides.

The artist duo Masbedo engage in conversation with Mara Sartore to discuss Arsa, their latest film set to premiere in Italian cinemas on 24 April 2025.

On April 1st, 2025, Nico Vascellari inaugurates “Pastorale” , a new solo exhibition curated by Sergio Risaliti at the historic Sala delle Cariatidi in Palazzo Reale, Milan.

Julieta Aranda, in conversation with Mara Sartore, reflects on her exhibition “Clear Coordinates for Our Confusion” at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, discussing her artistic journey and the pivotal role of time in her work.

In this conversation, Paula Valero reflects on her artistic practice, the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg, her choice to focus on motherhood for Vetrina, and the unique challenges and opportunities of creating art in Venice’s historic and cultural context.